The gaming industry continues to grow, as the numbers provided from the NPD group for January sales reflect nothing but positives. Total industry sales jumped 13% over last January to $1.33 billion, aided in part by Wii console sales over 750,000 and DS Lite sales just over the half-million mark.Wii Fit led the way in software sales despite its premium price, but you know it’s pretty much the older demographic picking up the game after their kids bought them a Wii for the holidays.
You can check out all the stats past the break!
NPD Group: January 2009
Industry Sales: $1.33 billion (+13% from January ’08)
Hardware Sales: $445.4 million (+17%)
Software Sales: $676.6 million (+10%)
Accessory Sales: $209.8 million (+11%)Wii: 679,200
Nintendo DS: 510,800
Xbox 360: 309,000
PlayStation 3: 203,200
PSP: 172,300
PlayStation 2: 101,2001. Wii Fit (Wii): 777,000 units
2. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii): 415,000 units
3. Mario Kart Wii w/ wheel (Wii): 292,000 units
4. Left 4 Dead (360): 243,000 units
5. Call of Duty: World at War (360) 235,000 units
6. Skate 2 (360): 199,000 units
7. Guitar Hero: World Tour (Wii): 155,000 units
8. New Super Mario Bros. (DS): 135,000
9. Mario Kart DS (DS): 132,000 units
10. Lord of the Rings: Conquest (360): 113,000 units
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